Regretting the Wife He Threw Away

Chapter 123

"Irwin, your father and I are divorced," Briony said quietly.

"No we're not!" Irwin's little brow furrowed in protest. "Dad said you two never signed the divorce papers. Without those, you're still married! We're still a family!"

Briony's own brow tightened; she hated how Stewart put these ideas in their son's head. Twisting words, making a mess of everything-like some back-alley bully.

Looking at Irwin's stubborn but innocent face, Briony realized it was pointless to argue further.

Just then, James pulled the SUV to the curb. Briony opened the back door. "Get in," she said.

Irwin scrambled happily into the back seat. For safety's sake, Briony climbed in beside him.

As the doors shut and the Range Rover rolled forward, James glanced back at Briony in the mirror. "So what are we doing with this little guy?" he asked.

Briony was about to reply when her phone buzzed. Stewart's name flashed on the

screen.

She guessed he was calling about Irwin.

Without hesitation, she answered, switched to speakerphone, and handed the phone to Irwin. "It's your dad."

Irwin's face lit up. "Hi, Dad!"

right now?" Stewart's

the car." Irwin shot a glance at James up front. "Dad, I'm staying with Mom tonight, so you don't need to pick

interfere in whatever's going on between you and Rosita, but please tell her-if she's so worried about Irwin's identity getting out, maybe she should stop

voice low. "What happened tonight wasn't intentional. Some paparazzi were following

bother responding.

you hear what

He nodded.

but he always listened to his

he'd get to

slumped. He looked up at Briony. "Mom, when can I come stay

was gentle but firm. “Irwin, you're five. I know you understand what I'm saying. From now on, you,

"How can you be an

his small hands, trying to make sense of

and Dad for five years!

her fingers to her

dads live together. You and Dad used

unable to listen any longer. He switched on some soft classical

earnest little face and felt

I have separated. We won't be living together again.

Irwin fell silent.

too young to understand what his mom